Boulder City, Nevada – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 7,080,750 visitors in 2010 spent $254,878,000 at Lake Mead National Recreation Area and communities in Nevada and Arizona near the park. That spending supported 2,452 jobs in the local areas. “The people and the business owners in communities near national parks have always known the economic value [...]
by Keith Koffler White House Dossie February 24, 2012, 10:06 AM With President Obama, the United States was supposedly getting a worldly figure who had lived in other lands and understood the foreign brain. Turns out Obama has little knowledge of how other cultures think, which is why he believes bowing, offering the hand of friendship, and apologizing to overseas [...]
Ford Focus sales expected to double in February, pushing through the 20,000 vehicle mark February on track to be best sales month in more than a decade Share of high-end SEL and Titanium Focus models up to 26 percent DEARBORN, Mich., Feb. 27, 2012 – Ford Focus sales are on pace to double in February, giving the stylish compact [...]
Written by Robert Massi for the Henderson Press President Obama’s homeowner assistance plan not any different than other failed programs On Wednesday, Feb. 1, President Barrack Obama announced yet another plan aimed at helping struggling homeowners caught in the ongoing housing crisis in America. More than 10 million homeowners owe more on their homes than the homes are worth. Ten [...]
MyPRGenie White Paper — Crisis Management for Social Media 2012 No matter how established and successful your social media campaign is, a mismanaged crisis can ruin your company’s reputation. By being prepared for all eventualities and managing the crisis on time, you can avoid major social media catastrophes. Many companies do not give much thought to the communication that takes [...]
The following statement was issued by Citizen Outreach CEO Dan Burdish. (Las Vegas, NV) – Secretary of State Ross Miller is all a twitter that certain Democrat Legislators are not declaring all their expenses in their Contribution and Expense Reports. Assemblywomen Debbie Smith (D – Sparks) and Lucy Flores (D – Las Vegas) and Assemblyman David Bobzien (D – Reno) [...]
In a Q&A session, affectionately called a Press Gaggle, Aboard Air Force One on February 17th, Press Secretary Jay Carney en route Seattle, WA, fielded a very straight forward question on Gay Marriage… Q Since we’re going to Washington, Washington State legalized same-sex marriage this month. And as you know, Governor Christie is promising to veto a bill legalizing same-sex [...]
Containment and Virtualization Slot Technology and the Remaking of the Casino Industry Kah-Wee Lee. “Containment and Virtualization: Slot Technology and the Remaking of the Casino Industry,” Occasional Paper Series 14. Las Vegas: Center for Gaming Research, University Libraries, University of Nevada Las Vegas, 2012. ABSTRACT: This paper examines how the casino industry was transformed by slot technology between 1950 and [...]
Nevada Senator Dean Heller introduced the “Keeping Families in their Home Act of 2012“ A bill to authorize depository institutions, depository institution holding companies, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac to lease foreclosed property held by such entities for up to 5 years. After entering into the record it was referred to Senate committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. The [...]
At the meeting of the Board of Directors of Yamaha Corporation held today, it was decided to merge U.S. subsidiary Yamaha Electronics Corporation, USA (located in Buena Park, California, the United States; representative, Tom Sumner; hereinafter, YEC), which is a sales company for audiovisual products (hereinafter, AV products), into Yamaha’s U.S. subsidiary Yamaha Corporation of America (located in Buena Park, [...]